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Throne stool of the Oba Esigie

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King Esigie (ca 1504-1550) was one of the three mighty warrior kings to whom the kings of the 18th century referred after their regained power. According to Benin's oral tradition, the throne was cast in Europe.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Throne
Dimensions
Height: 38 cm
Width: 40 cm
Depth: 40 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Material/Technique
Brass, copper alloy
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20296

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    16th century
    where
    Benin
    Nigeria
  • Collecting
    who
    Theodor Glücksmann - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    16th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin for Oba Esigie or gift of a European king to Oba Esigie; by inheritance to Oba Ovonramwen; looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in the possession of Sir Ralph Moor until ca. 1905; auctioned by Stevens' Auction Rooms Ltd (J.C. Stevens), London, ca. 1905; gift of Theodor Glücksmann to the Royal Museum of Ethnology Berlin, 1905.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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